The International Cook Book

Over three thousand recipes from the man who cooked at Delmonico's — French sauces, Italian pastas, Indian curries and American pies, the whole eating world of 1906 in one volume.

This site is the complete 1906 book The International Cook Book, page by page as originally printed — period spelling, remedies and opinions included. About this edition →

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The Year's Menus

331 bills of fare

Soups & Broths

305 recipes

Fish & Shellfish

543 recipes

Poultry & Game

218 recipes

Meat & Roasts

671 recipes

Vegetables & Salads

470 recipes

Puddings & Desserts

271 recipes

Cakes, Bread & Biscuits

152 recipes

Preserves & Pickles

36 recipes

Sauces & Seasonings

172 recipes

Drinks & Cordials

72 recipes

Eggs, Cheese & Dairy

206 recipes

Sweets & Confectionery

57 recipes

Cereals, Pasta & Rice

11 recipes

Fruit & Nuts

23 recipes

The Cook's Craft

8 recipes

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59 recipes

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Consomme, Dubourg

Prepare a consomme, strain it into another saucepan and keep slowly boiling. Wash and drain two ounces raw rice, add to the…

Galettes, Paysanne

Sift a half pound flour on the corner of a table, make a fountain in the centre, place two ounces butter, one saltspoon salt and…

Minced Tenderloin, Point Du Jour

Cut a pound of tenderloin into twelve even slices. Season with half teaspoon salt and two saltspoons white pepper. Heat a…

Green Butter

One sound peeled shallot, one-quarter bean peeled garlic, two branches well-cleaned parsley, one branch fresh watercress…

Omelette with Sausages

Crack eight fresh eggs in a bowl, add half gill milk, half teaspoon salt and two saltspoons white pepper. Sharply beat with fork…

Brandy Sauce

Place in a saucepan one and a half ounces granulated sugar, one gill cold water, the rind of one-quarter of a lemon and let come…

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